have quite a few by my side. I does be seeing them all over the place.but as allyuh say manicou i now realizing i eh shoot a manicou in years. time to break out the night gears & do some recon & manicou dispatch

The police hunters came back today and my neighbour who tends to the agoutis caught them in the bush behind his house. He cussed them up and chased them with a cutlass.They shot his dog 3times and all hell broke loose.His father and brothers had to come to hold him down as somebody woulda get chop today.They called police and the police called more police.The "hunters" claim they didnt shoot anybody dog...somebody else did...yet is only them in the bush behind the man house with a pellet gun.

Not sure what came of it but the entire situation was rel $hit.

TTPS so curropt...how ppl supposed to feel comfortable dealing with those who "protect and serve" wen justice is impossible to get.

Wow, is like the fellas with slingshot who come to shoot this and telling we if they buss the window, they go pay for it.D71_7743 by meccalli, on FlickrThat's horrible about the dog, they don't do much about those cases in the states but Trinidad small, if you light it on social media, it'll turn into a blaze soon enough.Then again, you have to worry about your own safety with these kind of people.

streetbeastINC. wrote:Before one shoots an animal can't they try to determine the condition of the animal????

Not always so easy, especially for noobs. manicou infants stay in mamma's pouch, so looking for a bulging area on the abdomen just in front of the hind legs is a good way to determine a possible female with young

Having help via a rehab centre in chaguramas until we get them to the clinic.... So far baby food mango and apple ...until they start using their hands..they actually tame already....and they only mess when we take them out at night in the bamboo

Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Clarence Rambharat, said investigations are continuing into reports of protected howler and capuchin monkeys being poached and eaten in parts of South Trinidad.

Rambharat said to LoopTT that the investigation is at a critical stage and said the reports were highly disturbing.

"I received certain information regarding the poaching of the monkeys. The information is being investigated and we are (at) a very delicate stage of the investigation," Rambharat said.

He added that staff at the Emperor Valley Zoo recently received a baby howler monkey, which is also bein investigated, as usually this means that the baby's family was slaughtered.

"Recently, we also received at the Emperor Valley Zoo a baby howler. It is well established that a baby can only be taken if the rest of the family is slaughtered. We are also investigating that," he said.

Veterinarian and former independent senator Kriyaan Singh said last Thursday that he had received gruesome photos of howler and capuchin monkeys which had been butchered by poachers.

The photos were so gory that he decided not to share them on social media and instead submitted them directly to Minister Rambharat for urgent action.

"I've received several photos of poachers in the Rio Claro area killing capuchin and red howler monkeys and skinning them, killing babies, beheading them and cooking them. I also understand these poachers have illegal shot-guns."

"I have forwarded these images to both the police and minister of Agriculture Clarence Rambharat for him to investigate and make an educated decision about the ban of hunting as well as the immediate need to equip and employ more game wardens and forest rangers in these areas against poaching of protected species year round."

"Due to the graphic nature of the pics I will not post them. But we need action now Mr Minister," Dr Singh said.

Citizens expressed disgust and horror at the acts.

Anne Rae:

"Time for this madness to stop. No respect for any form of life. What beasts we have in the form of humans."

Jules Matadeen:

"Oh my just now we wont hve any wild animals left....iz every ting dey wanna eat soo dam it man."

Hema Harrymungal-Bedasie:

"Just heartbreaking. Poor babies."

The Guyanan red howler (Alouatta macconnelli) is a species of New World monkey, native to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, French Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil.

Howlers are famous for their “dawn chorus”. These roaring and howling calls are performed mostly by the males in the group. The roars can be heard up to 5 km away in the forest. Howlers are folivores, which means their diets mainly consist of leaves, but they also rely on nuts, small animals, fruits, seeds, and flowers.

The white-fronted capuchin is critically endangered as they are targeted for the illegal pet trade. In 2008 there were only 61 creatures recorded in Trinidad.

Both species are protected by law in Trinidad and Tobago. Anyone caught hunting a protected animal or found with the animal or animal parts in his possession is liable to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three months.